Game apparatus.



No. 859.692. PATENTED JULY 9.1907.

W. B. ROBBINS.

GAME APPARATUS.

' APPLICATION FILED JAILZ. 1907.

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WESLEY E. ROBBINS, OF MOUNT OLIVER BOROUGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

GAME APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 9,1907.

Application filed January 2,1907. Serial No. 350,398.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WESLEY E. Ronnms, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Mount Oliver borough, in the county of Alleghenyand State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Game Apparatus, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to game apparatus, and the invcntion has for itsobject to provide a simple and inexpensive game which will affordconsiderable amusement to participants of the same.

Briefly described, my improved game apparatus comprises a suitable dialhaving a spinnner or indicator, and above the dial is erected a columnhaving outwardly extending prongs or pins of different colors, torepresent players of the same. In connection with the column suitablerings or players are used and the object of the game is to graduallycarry these players to the top of the column, the player reaching therefirst winning the game.

The detail construction entering into my invention will be presentlydescribed and then specifically pointed out in the appended claims, andreferring to the drawing forming part of this specification, likenumerals of reference-designate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the apparatusused in connection with the game, Fig. 2 is a plan of the same, Fig. 3is a plan of rings, or players used by the participants of the game.

The apparatus of my improved game comprises a plate or board 1 havingprinted, painted or otherwise marked thereon a dial 2 consisting of aplurality of circumferentially arranged numbers 3 ranging from zero to2. Centrally of the dial 2 is mounted a pin 4 and upon said pin isrevolubly mounted a spinner or indicator 5.

Suitably secured upon the pin 4 is a post or column 6 preferablyrectangular in cross section. The sides of the column are provided withoutwardly extending pins or prongs 7, While the top of the column orpost is provided with a suitable ornamentation 8.

In connection with the pins or prongs, 7, rings or players 9 are used,these rings being of four different colors to correspond to the colorsof the pins or prongs 6.

For instance, the pins upon one side of the post are red, another sideblue, another side White and the remaining side yellow, the rings orplayers 9 corresponding to these colors. The game can be participated inby two, three or four persons and each person is permitted to select oneof the colors. The object of the game is for each participant to havehis or her ring or player reach the -top of the column first.

When starting the game, each participant takes a ring or player the samecolor as the pole on his or her side of the board or plate 1. The firstparticipant spinning the indicator 5 is the first participant to play.

Assuming that the indicator stops at the figure 1 of the dial, aparticipant plays his or her ring upon the first pin or prong. The nextplayer then spins the indicator and should it indicate 2, he or sheplaces the ring or player upon the second prong, but should it indicate0 the participant is not entitled to place the ring on the first prongor pin. Assuming that a participant has advanced a short distance up thecolumn or post, and he or she should spin the indicator and it indicates0, the ring or player descends one pin or prong. It will thus be seenthat the numbers 1 and 2 of the dial indicate advance or forwardmovement while the O represents a penalty and a descent of the column orpole. The first ring or player reaching the top wins the game. .It isobvious that the column may be provided with a plurality of sideswhereby a large number of persons may participate in the game.

The game apparatus is preferably made of light and durable wood,suitably painted and ornamented.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

A game apparatus comprising .a base-board having delineated on its uppersurface a circular row of numerals, a pin projecting centrally from saidbase-board an indicator loosely mounted on said pin, a post supported onsaid pin, said post having a plurality of fiat sides, a vertical row ofpins projecting from each of said fiat sides, each of said rows of pinsbeing of a different color. and a plurality of rings of different colorscorresponding to the colors of said pins and adapted to be placedthereon.

In testimony whereof I :iifix my signature in the pres ence of twowitnesses.

WESLEY E. ROBBINS.

Witnesses:

lVlAX H. Snonovr'rz, A. J. TRIGG.

